Smiles at the Funeral

A wonderful lady that my mom worked with passed away this weekend. We attended the memorial service today and it was a very nice one. It's only the second memorial service I have ever gone to. I expected to see people very sad and teary but that is not what I encounterd. After the service everyone was in the atrium of the church talking, socializing, some even laughing. It was strange to me most people in a such an upbeat mood. I'm thinking "Hello people! Mrs. Quisenberry just died and ya'll don't even look the slightest bit sad". After my mom and I left I just kept thinking back to my grandfathers funeral this past september. I remember thinking time doesn't stop for death no matter who you are. The world keeps revolving, people keep working, eating, sleeping. Babies are born every minute and death arrives too. I'm sad Mrs. Quisenberry passed away but I actually feel like I can smile too. I believe she went to heaven, tonight she's dining with the King.

When I must leave you
for a little while,
Please go on bravely
with a gallant smile
And for my sake and in my name,
Live on and do all things the same-
Spend not your life in empty days,
But fill each walking hour
in useful ways-
Reach out your hand
in comfort and in cheer,
And I in turn will comfort you
and hold you near. -Helen Steiner Rice

Clumsy, Get Life Insurance?

In my marketing class today my teacher was discussing the fact that she never thought she would see The Rolling Stones advertising life insurance or anything of that nature. One of the topics today was about different generations and their target segments. Its actually pretty funny to think that maybe one day in a far far away future we will see Rihana, Fergie, or Britney advertising something like that. The mere thought is just absurd, but perhaps thats what baby boomers and generation x would think if someone told them that The Rolling Stones would be elevator music one day. Can you imagine? Fergie talking about life insurance "Buy your life insurance now, because you never know how "clumsy" you can be and kill yourself!

okay, testing testing, 1, 2, 3..hopefully this picture will show up. I did not take this picture but...just wanted to play around with this bloggy thingy and figure out all I could do...